5/9/13 IMPACT WRESTLING RECAP
Join the Starman as he covers tonight’s Impact Wrestling broadcast that takes place live at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, MS.
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A “Previously on Impact Wrestling” recap is aired that focuses on Sting and Hulk Hogan mending their relationship and Sting going on to earn a shot to take on Bully Ray for the TNA World Championship at Slammiversary. Kurt Angle making D’Lo Brown quit in an I Quit match is also touched upon as is the huge six-man tag team match that takes place tonight.
We head into the BancorpSouth Arena as the announce team hype tonight’s show that will feature a tag team match to decide the new #1 contenders and the six man tag team main event that will pit Aces & Eights against Kurt Angle, Sting and a mystery opponent. Speaking of Sting, his music hits as he makes his way down to the ring along with Kurt Angle.
Sting grabs a microphone and says Bully Ray deceived everyone to get his hands on the TNA World Championship but he will take it away from him in Boston at Slammiversary. Sting doesn’t want to wait until then to get his hands on him, so he has assembled a team to take them on tonight, in Tupelo, MS. Sting says he wanted the best by his side and got Angle to join him.
Angle grabs the microphone and says he made D’Lo Brown quit last week and that is just the beginning of what he is going to deliver to the Aces & Eights. Angle then turns his attention to AJ Styles and calls him out to ask him a question. Styles comes out and Angle wants to know if Styles will join them in the fight against Aces & Eights but Styles just stares blankly at Angle.
Angle demands that Styles answer the question as Sting steps between them and tries to reason with Styles. Sting tells Styles to do the right thing and wants him to join in the fight. There is still no reaction from Styles as Angle gets in his face and says Styles is either with them or against them but Styles just leaves the ring. Angle chases after him and the two shove each other before coming to blows. Referees and agents come out to break them up as Aces & Eights sneak into the ring and is dropped with a 3D from Bully Ray and Devon. Angle then runs in the ring and chases them off as we head into a commercial break.
A recap of what just went down is aired. A cameraman then follows AJ Styles in the back but Styles ignores his questions and leaves the arena.
Match 1: Tara & Gail Kim vs. Mickie James & Velvet Sky
Jessie Godderz accompanies Tara to the ring for this match that has ODB as the referee. Mickie starts out strong against her opponents but interference by Jessie allows Gail to gain the advantage. Tara is tagged in and she hangs Mickie on the ropes before hitting a sliding dropkick. Tara begins flirting with Jessie as Gail tags herself in and continues on the attack.
Mickie begins to fight back and lays Gail out with a spin kick and makes the tag to Velvet. Tara is also taged in as Velvet hits her with a series of moves before picking up a near fall after hitting a neckbreaker. Velvet sets up for the In Yo’ Face but Gail comes in to break it up. Velvet tosses Gail out to the floor and onto Jessie and she follows with the In Yo’ Face on Tara to pick up the pin fall.
After the match Tara and Gail argue for a bit before Gail snaps and takes Tara down. Gail then puts Tara in a figure four around the ring post until ODB breaks it up.
Aces & Eights are backstage and are celebrating for taking out Sting and hope AJ Styles is starting to wise up. D’Lo Brown walks in and Bully Ray says they need to take care of some business in the ring as we head into a commercial break.
Bad Influence enters the locker room and try to butter up James Storm with gifts of beer. The two of them say they brought the beer to remind him of what Bobby Roode did to him when he was TNA World Champion. Bad Influence tells Storm to do the right thing when he is the referee of their tag team match tonight.
Aces & Eights make their way to the ring as a group and Bully Ray grabs a microphone. Ray puts over the six man tag team match and gives a warning to the TNA roster who might step up as the mystery partner and tells them that they don’t want any part of Aces & Eights.
Ray then points out D’Lo Brown and tells him to turn in his colors for disgracing Aces & Eights last week. D’Lo refuses to do it and says his cut is his life. The vest is then taken from him anyway and Anderson tells him that the club is not for quitters. Ray then wants to know how D’Lo is going to earn his stripes again and D’Lo says he is going to kick Magnus’ ass tonight and get it back. Ray says D’Lo will be sitting next to the timekeeper as DOC kicks Magnus’ ass. Magnus then makes his way to the ring as we head into a commercial break.
Match 2: DOC vs. Magnus
We join the match in progress and see DOC take Magnus down with a big boot to the face. DOC then connects with a short arm clothesline for a near fall before continuing to wear Magnus down. Magnus then makes a comeback with a few clotheslines and heads to the top rope and hits an elbow drop for a near fall. DOC then distracts the referee as D’Lo pulls Magnus out to the floor. Magnus sends D’Lo into the steps before heading into the ring where DOC hits a flapjack for another near fall. D’Lo then accidentally trips up DOC as Magnus rolls DOC up for the pin fall. After the match D’Lo tries to plead with DOC but DOC just shoves him aside and leaves the ring.
The announce team hype the upcoming six man tag team match, but first we will see who will get a shot at the Tag Team Championship as Bobby Roode & Austin Aries take on Bad Influence, which is coming up after the break.
Aces & Eights are backstage and Bully Ray is chewing out D’Lo Brown. Ray threatens him with a hammer but Anderson suggests maybe they can make him do other things. Ray says he will be getting the group beer, ice and washing their bikes as he is now a prospect.
Hulk Hogan, Sting and Kurt Angle are backstage and the two partners are trying to talk Hogan out of being the mystery partner. Hogan says he got a call from a wild card and they will be able to sit back and watch him destroy Aces & Eights. Sting and Angle don’t want a wild card and want Magnus after what they saw him do with DOC. Hogan says if they believe in Magnus, then he is cool with it as well.
Austin Aries and Bobby Roode are walking backstage and run into James Storm and try to butter him up by inflating his ego. Roode repeats what Aries told him to say and Storm sees right through it and takes a beer from Aries before walking away and we head into a commercial break.
Match 3: Austin Aries & Bobby Roode vs. Bad Influence (#1 Contender Tag Team Champion w/ Special Referee James Storm)
The match starts as Aries and Kazarian go back and forth in the opening moments and try to one up each other. They both then rake each others eyes and make tags to the wrong partners before tagging in the right guys. Daniels and Roode then go back and forth for a moment until Roode gains the advantage and picks up a near fall. Aries is tagged back in and gets upset over having Daniels covered but Storm is too busy with Kazarian to make the count. Roode and Aries begin to work together to wear down Daniels but a distraction by Kazarian turns the tide in their favor.
Kazarian is tagged in and picks up a near fall over Roode as Bad Influence begin to do the same double team tactics that were just done to them to wear Roode down. Roode is able to counter the double team assault and tags Aries into the match, who comes in and takes out both members of Bad Influence. Aries tries for a brainbuster but Daniels counters only to be tossed out to the floor and onto his partner. Aries then takes both of them out with a dive through the ropes before rolling Daniels into the ring.
Aries then mocks Chavo Guerrero and hits Daniels with a frog splash, but Kazarian breaks up the pin attempt. Bad Influence then hit Aries with a double team move but Roode breaks up the pin attempt. Everybody starts hitting power moves on each other until the ring is cleared of everyone except for Daniels and Aries. The two then counter each others finishers as Daniels tries to roll up Aries and pull on the tights but Storm sees it. As Daniels argues with Storm, Aries drinks some of Storm’s beer and spits it into Daniels’ face. Aries then gives Storm the beer and gets in an argument with him. Storm then hits a Last Call but Aries pulls Daniels in the way. Aries covers but Storm stops at two and takes Aries down with a Last Call and Storm leaves the ring and this match is tossed out.
Aces & Eights are seen backstage and are beating Magnus to within an inch of his life. Magnus tries to fight back with a board, but the numbers are too much and DOC knocks him down with a trash can. The announce team wonders who Sting and Kurt Angle will team with tonight as we head into a commercial break.
A video package on Suicide is aired who will be making his return soon. We then see highlights of Chris Sabin’s return to the ring from last week where he earned a shot in the next X Division Championship triple threat match.
Kenny King comes out to the ring and talks highly of himself about his talents and how quickly he became the X Division Champion and beating the odds. King then talks about another guy who beat the odds and that man is Chris Sabin. Sabin comes out to the ring and King says he wants Sabin to tell everyone his story. Sabin talks about going through two knee surgeries over the past two years and the motivation he had to return to the ring.
Sabin says he has nothing else to lose and tells King to enjoy the title while he can as next week he will be the X Division Champion. King tells Sabin that he is an inspiration and wants Sabin to hold the belt since that is the closest he will get to being the X Division Champion. King then says he is going to rain on Sabin’s parade as Sabin clocks King and chases him out of the ring.
TNA agents and referees are backstage as there is some commotion going on between Austin Aries, Bobby Roode and Bad Influence. They clear the area and we see James Storm laid out on the ground. The announce team hype the six man tag team main event, which will be coming up next.
The announce team hype next week’s triple threat match for the X Division Championship with Kenny King going up against Petey Williams and Chris Sabin. Also, next week the Bound for Glory Series and TNA Gut Check collide as one winner from a Gut Check tournament will be entered into the BFG Series, which also begins next week. The announce team then run down what has gone down during tonight’s show and they wonder who is left to tag with Sting and Kurt Angle.
Aces & Eights are seen backstage and Bully Ray says he knows not everyone is happy on how D’Lo Brown was dealt with but they need to weed out the weak. Ray then says it’s time to take care of Sting, Angle, and their mystery partner and says after they win tonight, they are going out looking for women.
Kurt Angle is fired up as he needs to get to the ring as his music is playing. Hulk Hogan is seen backstage and is tells the guy on the other side that it’s now or never. Kurt Angle and Sting then make their entrances for the main event as we head into a commercial break.
Match 4: Kurt Angle/Sting/??? vs. Aces & Eights (Bully Ray/Devon/Mr. Anderson)
Kurt Angle and Sting are the only ones standing in the ring as Aces & Eights make their way out. The match starts as a handicap match as Angle squares off against Devon. Angle picks up a quick near fall over Devon, who comes back and rakes Angle’s eyes and tags Ray into the ring. Angle takes Ray down and tags Sting into the match as Ray backs off and tags Anderson in. Sting takes Anderson down with an atomic drop and a dropkick before crotching Anderson on the middle rope.
Angle is tagged back in and continues working over Anderson but Anderson catches him with a knee and tags Devon back into the match. Devon wears down Angle for a moments and goes for a cover but Angle kicks out. Aces & Eights begin working together with quick tags and double team moves to wear Angle down. The announce team tell us that something has gone down in the back as a camera is back there and we see that Aces & Eights have been taken out. The announce team wonders who is responsible as we head into a commercial break.
We return to the match and see both Ray and Angle on the canvas. Ray gets to his feet and takes Angle down with a dropkick before turning things over to Anderson. Anderson works over Angle and picks up a near fall before tagging Devon into the match. Devon hits Angle with a neckbreaker and picks up another near fall and continues to work over Angle’s neck. Angle gets to his feet but Devon takes him down once more and picks up yet another near fall. Devon then hits a leg drop and mocks Hulk Hogan before tagging Ray back in.
Ray comes in and takes Angle down with another neckbreaker as Sting tries to rally the crowd behind Angle. Angle then counters Ray with an Angle Slam and crawls to his corner to make the hot tag to Sting. Sting comes in as Devon is tagged in and takes him down with a series of strikes and a Stinger Splash. Sting then hits the Scorpion Death Drop and goes for the cover but Anderson breaks it up. Sting tosses Anderson out to the floor as Sting hits another Stinger Splash and a bulldog on Devon. Sting then goes for the cover but Ray breaks it up.
Sting and Ray then stare at each other nose to nose before trading a series of blows. Sting then drops Ray and puts him in the Scorpion Death Lock but Anderson comes in and breaks it up before taking Sting down with the Mic Check. Anderson then goes out to the floor and sends Angle into the steps as Devon slides in a table to Ray. The two set it up in the ring as Abyss’ music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Abyss takes both Ray and Devon down and chokeslams Anderson through the table. Abyss then hits the Black Hole Slam on Devon to pick up the pin fall to pick up the victory.
After the match, Mike Tenay goes crazy and says hope is back with TNA. Abyss then stands tall in the ring as Impact Wrestling comes to a close.
Quick Results
– Mickie James & Velvet Sky defeated Tara & Gail Kim by pin fall.
– Magnus defeated DOC by pin fall.
– Austin Aries & Bobby Roode fought Bad Influence to a no contest.
– Kurt Angle/Sting/Abyss defeated Aces & Eights (Bully Ray/Devon/Mr. Anderson) by pin fall.
